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[Tywais]

hunglikea, on 2006-03-25 18:51:25, said:

What do I need to show to get this 'certified letter of address'?

Your passport and just supply them with your current address (verbally or write it down) for them.

[PeaceBlondie]

PeaceBlondie, on 2006-01-28 19:31:47, said:

I'm blind in one eye. Can I pass those tests for peripheral vision and depth perception? That's the only thing keeping me from applying for the licenses (car and m/cycle).

Pardon me for repeating my own question, but does anybody have an answer? Thank you.

[Tywais]

PeaceBlondie, on 2006-03-25 22:40:53, said:

PeaceBlondie, on 2006-01-28 19:31:47, said:

I'm blind in one eye. Can I pass those tests for peripheral vision and depth perception? That's the only thing keeping me from applying for the licenses (car and m/cycle).

Pardon me for repeating my own question, but does anybody have an answer? Thank you.

http://driving.infor....th/secret.html

[JohnC]

QUOTE(tywais @ 2006-03-25 10:13:12)

I thought I would add this link to the pinned topic. Where to apply




Having looked at where to apply I cant understand where to apply in Pattaya! can anyone help?

[edh]

JohnC, on 2006-03-29 23:40:37, said:

QUOTE(tywais @ 2006-03-25 10:13:12)

I thought I would add this link to the pinned topic. Where to apply




Having looked at where to apply I cant understand where to apply in Pattaya! can anyone help?

[color=#FF0000]

If you head towards Rayong from Pattaya on the motorway and just before the overpass you will see the Regent school on your right hand side. Do a U-turn and head back 300 meters (just passing the school) you will see a black and white sign in thai language, turn left at this sign and follow the road. You will eventually see a building on your right side. In this building on the second floor you do your DL application.

[JohnC]

Thanks fir that EDH

[jflundy]

Thanks Peach.

Already been to imigration with g/f and they could not help. I am now going to try the taking the next door neighbour with me who will use her tabian baen to verify me. Let you know how this progesses.

Cheers

[lawling]

edh, on 2006-03-30 05:03:11, said:

JohnC, on 2006-03-29 23:40:37, said:

QUOTE(tywais @ 2006-03-25 10:13:12)

I thought I would add this link to the pinned topic. Where to apply




Having looked at where to apply I cant understand where to apply in Pattaya! can anyone help?

[color=#FF0000]

If you head towards Rayong from Pattaya on the motorway and just before the overpass you will see the Regent school on your right hand side. Do a U-turn and head back 300 meters (just passing the school) you will see a black and white sign in thai language, turn left at this sign and follow the road. You will eventually see a building on your right side. In this building on the second floor you do your DL application.

Anyone have advice on the best time or best days to go to the Pattaya Driving Licensing Office for quick service. I was there twice this week because I was getting a replacement for a lost 1 year licence. On the first occasion when I arrived at about 10 am there were about 100 people ahead of me and I had to wait 3 hours. The next day I arrived at 8.15 - they start business at 8.30 - and I was number 68 - so another 2 hours wait to be seen and a further 2 hours waiting for the new licence. I will shortly be applying for a 5 year licence so any advice would be appreciated.

[doctormann]

lawling, on 2006-04-13 16:19:52, said:

edh, on 2006-03-30 05:03:11, said:

JohnC, on 2006-03-29 23:40:37, said:

QUOTE(tywais @ 2006-03-25 10:13:12)

I thought I would add this link to the pinned topic. Where to apply




Having looked at where to apply I cant understand where to apply in Pattaya! can anyone help?

[color=#FF0000]

If you head towards Rayong from Pattaya on the motorway and just before the overpass you will see the Regent school on your right hand side. Do a U-turn and head back 300 meters (just passing the school) you will see a black and white sign in thai language, turn left at this sign and follow the road. You will eventually see a building on your right side. In this building on the second floor you do your DL application.

Anyone have advice on the best time or best days to go to the Pattaya Driving Licensing Office for quick service. I was there twice this week because I was getting a replacement for a lost 1 year licence. On the first occasion when I arrived at about 10 am there were about 100 people ahead of me and I had to wait 3 hours. The next day I arrived at 8.15 - they start business at 8.30 - and I was number 68 - so another 2 hours wait to be seen and a further 2 hours waiting for the new licence. I will shortly be applying for a 5 year licence so any advice would be appreciated.

Mondays are bad.
Fridays are bad.
Any time before or after a public holiday is bad.
There are no good times - they are always busy so just get there very early.

The 5-year licence is very easy to get. No forms to fill in, no medical cert., no Immigration letter (unless you have changed address). Just take your expired Thai licence, your passport (and a copy), two photos (you can get these done at any one of a number of shop-houses across the road from the Centre) and 505 Baht. Takes all of 30 minutes - if you get there early.

DM

[lawling]

doctormann, on 2006-04-13 17:31:58, said:

lawling, on 2006-04-13 16:19:52, said:

edh, on 2006-03-30 05:03:11, said:

JohnC, on 2006-03-29 23:40:37, said:

QUOTE(tywais @ 2006-03-25 10:13:12)

I thought I would add this link to the pinned topic. Where to apply




Having looked at where to apply I cant understand where to apply in Pattaya! can anyone help?

[color=#FF0000]

If you head towards Rayong from Pattaya on the motorway and just before the overpass you will see the Regent school on your right hand side. Do a U-turn and head back 300 meters (just passing the school) you will see a black and white sign in thai language, turn left at this sign and follow the road. You will eventually see a building on your right side. In this building on the second floor you do your DL application.

Anyone have advice on the best time or best days to go to the Pattaya Driving Licensing Office for quick service. I was there twice this week because I was getting a replacement for a lost 1 year licence. On the first occasion when I arrived at about 10 am there were about 100 people ahead of me and I had to wait 3 hours. The next day I arrived at 8.15 - they start business at 8.30 - and I was number 68 - so another 2 hours wait to be seen and a further 2 hours waiting for the new licence. I will shortly be applying for a 5 year licence so any advice would be appreciated.

Mondays are bad.
Fridays are bad.
Any time before or after a public holiday is bad.
There are no good times - they are always busy so just get there very early.

The 5-year licence is very easy to get. No forms to fill in, no medical cert., no Immigration letter (unless you have changed address). Just take your expired Thai licence, your passport (and a copy), two photos (you can get these done at any one of a number of shop-houses across the road from the Centre) and 505 Baht. Takes all of 30 minutes - if you get there early.

DM

Thanks Doctormann. My first visit this week was, in fact, on Monday and since Songkran wasn't far off, I probably hit one of the worst times. I don't recall it being anything like as busy when I was there last year getting the licence.

[Bruce1]

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QUOTE(tywais @ 2006-03-25 10:13:12)

I thought I would add this link to the pinned topic. Where to apply




Having looked at where to apply I cant understand where to apply in Pattaya! can anyone help?[/quote]


[color=#FF0000]

If you head towards Rayong from Pattaya on the motorway and just before the overpass you will see the Regent school on your right hand side. Do a U-turn and head back 300 meters (just passing the school) you will see a black and white sign in thai language, turn left at this sign and follow the road. You will eventually see a building on your right side. In this building on the second floor you do your DL application.
[/quote]
Anyone have advice on the best time or best days to go to the Pattaya Driving Licensing Office for quick service. I was there twice this week because I was getting a replacement for a lost 1 year licence. On the first occasion when I arrived at about 10 am there were about 100 people ahead of me and I had to wait 3 hours. The next day I arrived at 8.15 - they start business at 8.30 - and I was number 68 - so another 2 hours wait to be seen and a further 2 hours waiting for the new licence. I will shortly be applying for a 5 year licence so any advice would be appreciated.
[/quote]


Mondays are bad.
Fridays are bad.
Any time before or after a public holiday is bad.
There are no good times - they are always busy so just get there very early.

The 5-year licence is very easy to get. No forms to fill in, no medical cert., no Immigration letter (unless you have changed address). Just take your expired Thai licence, your passport (and a copy), two photos (you can get these done at any one of a number of shop-houses across the road from the Centre) and 505 Baht. Takes all of 30 minutes - if you get there early.

DM
[/quote]
Thanks Doctormann. My first visit this week was, in fact, on Monday and since Songkran wasn't far off, I probably hit one of the worst times. I don't recall it being anything like as busy when I was there last year getting the licence.
[/quote]

[Bruce1]

Interesting thread. I've been wondering if I should get a Thai licence or continue to rely on my international and Aussie licences? So far it hasn't been an issue.
As for insurance, we have a car here, insured with AIA, and they didn't raise any issues when we had a claim for a minor bingle after clipping a Bangkok bus. So in that case it was NOT invalidated by not having a Thai licence.
On a vaguely related ssue, we bought a car in Bangkok, the dealer fixed the rego there, and we didn't realise we had to transfer the rego to Nakhon Pathom where we lived. EVentually caught on, but it took a fair bit of processing hassle, plus an inspection in Nakhon Pathom, before we got it transferred and new plates for this province.
It seems a money-raising system really making people pay to transfer between provinces. Why don't they just have a national system? Silly.

[backflip]

It's too bad you find the requirements for licensing your automobile in Thailand so confusing. In the US, you need to change your car license whenever you move to another state, or DC.

[Bruce1]

It just seems unnecessarily complicated to have one in each of 76 provinces in a country which is smaller than most of the individual states in Australia. We've done it, but my Thai friend reckoned the transfer fee was just another way for the govt to make money from people.

[bkkjosh]

I am posting because I've read a couple of people complain about the high costs of the immigration letter you need to obtain from your embassy.

I was at the australian embassy today to get that piece of paper and it only costed 560 baht and took about 10mins. Its probably the most painless part of the process though.

Thanks for everyone's information by the way... makes things much easier to complete in an efficient way (often hard in thailand)

[apetley]

Anyone know if I can get legal proof of residence anywhere closer than going to BKK - amphur is not enough?
[/quote]

I began the process of getting my one year license yesterday.
Local Dept of Land and Transport said that I can get a proof of residence form from my local Amphur.
When I went there they said I had to get it from either British Embassy in BKK or Imm, presumably Laksi?
Got back in touch with Licensing office and they told me that the local Amphurs are 'f****** stupid'. That or they probably havent done this before and simply dont know how.
Anyway I was directed to the nearest city Amphur, Kanchanaburi as I was told they make this form all the time for Farangs.
20 mins by car instead of 3 hours into BKK.
30 mins later had the right form prooving residence with a nice official stamp.
Hope this helps.
Andy

[PeaceBlondie]

I got my proof of residence from the local Immigration Police office. Ten minutes, a couple of hundred baht, no trip to the embassy.

Or am I confused with the residency proof for registering my motor vehcile with the proof for a driving license?

[apetley]

PeaceBlondie, on 2006-04-22 14:31:08, said:

I got my proof of residence from the local Immigration Police office. Ten minutes, a couple of hundred baht, no trip to the embassy.

Or am I confused with the residency proof for registering my motor vehcile with the proof for a driving license?

Just a quick update as I got my car and bike licences this week.
The form I got as proof of residence from the Amphur was fine for my licences. I confirmed with them that this should be the case for every Dept of Land & Transport so if you have a long trip to BKK worth popping to the local Amphur instead I think.
Was also tested for colour and peripheral vision, depth perception and reaction time. All very Heath Robinson but good fun in front of the locals applying at the same time.

[paulfr]

Got turned down for my 5 yr license at the Sukhumvit Dept on Soi 99 opposite Soi 62.
Reason; I did not have proof of residency/address. Needed work permit or Embassy letter.
It did not matter that I brought a full year of billing receipts with my name and address on bills from .....
1/ Landlord company
2/ TOT phone line
3/ True Internet / Asianet
4/ Bank/Car loan monthly payments.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[Crossy]

I'll just add a note to the effect that LTA at Pathum Thani need the residence letter (embassy or immigration) or a work permit before they will issue a 5 year licence. No medical cert though.

[tuffy]

I see it has been a while since anyone has posted to this thread but since it is all new to me i thought i would post my question anyway.

Just getting ready to buy a car. I was told that the name must be in only one persons name, either me or my thai wife....not sure i fully go with that.
Next neither one of us have a valid thai drivers licence since we both just recently moved from the U.S. If we do have a claim on our insurance before we get a Thai driving licence, will the insurance cover the accident assuming it was our fault?

[PeaceBlondie]

If it's your money that's paying for the car, what's wrong in registering it in your name? Likewise, the wife's money, registering it in her name?

If you're settling here long enough to buy a car, I think you should get a valid driver's license here. The urban legends say that insurance won't cover you if you have a wreck without Thai DL.

[Tywais]

Since you don't have the car yet it only takes a day or two to get your Thai DL and will be legal by the time you get the car. My understanding is that if you have a valid foreign license the transfer to a Thai DL is straight forward. And the car ownership is one name only.

Edited by tywais, 2006-05-20 12:38:28.

[Padre Burgos]

Hi

I am in Pattaya and want to ask if they will issue licence on the spot, mail it to me or tell me to come back another day to collect it.

When I buy a car do I need to have it registered at the same address as the licence.

Thanks

[PeaceBlondie]

Ola, Padre,

I suspect, without being sure, that you get the license on the same day.

Since the residence certification is needed, I would assume they use the residence shown on the certificate.